Resort Tax A Gift, Carlton Says Brevard Will Put The Issue Before Voters In '86

December 18, 1985|By Catherine Hinman of The Sentinel Staff

COCOA — A 2 percent surtax on Brevard County hotel rooms and campsites, if approved at referendum next year, would generate close to $1 million for county efforts to promote tourism and improve beaches, the chairwoman of the state House tourism and economic development committee said Tuesday.

''That's a gift if you want it,'' state Rep. Fran Carlton, D-Orlando, told the Cocoa Beach Area Tourism and Convention Council.

Carlton said she thinks Brevard could use the money to increase its tourist trade.